Dentalk Seminars: Dr. Geoffrey M. Knight: Smile Gallery

Treatment Options	1. Caps 2. Porcelain Laminates 3. Direct Composite Laminates and opening bite
Treatment Performed	Direct Composite Laminates and opening bite
Benefits	Minimal tooth removal Low costs compared to caps and porcelain laminates Easy to repair
Health Fund Codes	599 x 16
Costs	A$5120 (A$320 x 16) About the same costs as five caps

Bleaching Teeth

Benefits	Non invasive smile enhancement
Health Fund Codes	119 x 2
Costs	A$280 to A$380 (bleach in 1 month or 1 week)

Broken Down
Back Tooth

Treatment Options	1. Cap 2. Composite Resin Crown
Treatment Performed	Composite Resin Crown
Benefits	Minimal tooth removal Protects tooth from further decay Low cost alternative Completed in 1 visit Easy to maintain and repair
Health Fund Codes	533, 577 x 4
Costs	A$320 About third cost of a cap

Broken Down
Fillings

Treatment Options	1. Caps 2. Porcelain Laminates 3. Direct Composite Laminates
Treatment Performed	Direct Composite Laminates
Benefits	Minimal tooth removal Low costs compared to caps and porcelain laminates Easy to repair
Health Fund Codes	599 x 8
Costs	$2560 ($320 x 8) About the same as 2 caps

Broken Teeth

Treatment Options	1. Caps 2. Porcelain Laminates 3. Direct Composite Restorations
Treatment Performed	Direct Composite Restorations
Benefits	Minimal tooth removal Low costs compared to other options Easy to repair
Health Fund Codes	599 or 582 or 539 (depending on size)
Costs	A$180 to A$320 per tooth

Brown Stains
on Teeth

Treatment Options	1. Cover stain with composite resin 2. Remove stain from tooth surface
Treatment Performed	Remove stain from tooth surface
Benefits	Minimal tooth removal keep surface contours
Health Fund Codes	982
Costs	$40 to $80 per tooth depending on stain severity.

Crooked and
Stained
Front Teeth

Treatment Options	1. Caps 2. Porcelain Laminates 3. Direct Composite Restorations
Treatment Performed	Direct Composite Laminates and opening bite
Benefits	Minimal tooth removal Low costs compared to caps and porcelain laminates Easy to repair
Health Fund Codes	599 x 16
Costs	A$5120 (A$320 x 16) About the same costs as five caps

Crooked
Front Teeth

Treatment Options	1. Caps 2. Porcelain Laminates 3. Direct Composite Laminates and opening bite
Treatment Performed	Direct Composite Laminates and opening bite
Benefits	Minimal tooth removal Low costs compared to caps and porcelain laminates Easy to repair
Health Fund Codes	599 x 12
Costs	A$3840 (A$320 x 12) About the same costs as 4 caps

Crossed Over
Front Teeth

Treatment Options	1. Caps 2. Porcelain Laminates 3. Direct Composite Laminates
Treatment Performed	Direct Composite Laminates
Benefits	Minimal tooth removal Low costs compared to caps and porcelain laminates Easy to repair
Health Fund Codes	582 x 2
Costs	A$640 (A$320 x 2)

Dark Neck
on a Tooth

Treatment Options	1. Caps 2. Porcelain Laminates 3. Direct Composite Laminate
Treatment Performed	Direct Composite Laminate
Benefits	Minimal tooth removal Low costs compared to caps and porcelain laminates Easy to repair
Health Fund Codes	582
Costs	A$320

Dark Stains
on Teeth

Treatment Options	1. Caps 2. Porcelain Laminates 3. Direct Composite Laminates
Treatment Performed	Direct Composite Laminates
Benefits	Minimal tooth removal Low costs compared to caps and porcelain laminates Easy to repair
Health Fund Codes	582 x 6
Costs	A$1920 (A$320 x6) About the same as 2 caps

Enamel Worn Off
Front Teeth

Treatment Options	1. Caps 2. Porcelain Laminates 3. Direct Composite Laminates and bite opening
Treatment Performed	Direct Composite Laminates and bite opening
Benefits	Minimal tooth removal Low costs compared to caps and porcelain laminates Easy to repair
Health Fund Codes	599 x 16
Costs	A$5120 (A$320 x 16) About the same costs as five caps

Front Tooth to be Extracted

Treatment Options	1. Plastic Denture 2. Metal Denture 3. Implant 4. Bridge 5. Immediate Direct Resin Bridge
Treatment Performed	Immediate Direct Resin Bridge
Benefits	Gum does not shrink away Low costs compared to implants and bridges Easy to repair
Health Fund Codes	642, 597, 538, 311
Costs	A$860 About the same as a metal denture

Gaps and
Broken Down
Fillings

Treatment Options	1. Caps 2. Porcelain Laminates 3. Direct Composite Laminates
Treatment Performed	Direct Composite Laminates
Benefits	Minimal tooth removal Low costs compared to caps and porcelain laminates Easy to repair
Health Fund Codes	582 x 8
Costs	A$2560 (A$320 x 8) About the same as 2 caps

Gaps
Between Teeth

Treatment Options	1. Caps 2. Porcelain Laminates 3. Direct Composite Laminates
Treatment Performed	Direct Composite Laminates
Benefits	Minimal tooth removal Low costs compared to caps and porcelain laminates Easy to repair
Health Fund Codes	582 x 8
Costs	A$2560 (A$320 x 8) About the same as 2 caps

Gummy Smile and
Worn Fillings

Treatment Options	1. Caps 2. Porcelain Laminates 3. Direct Composite Laminates and bite opening
Treatment Performed	Direct Composite Laminates and bite opening
Benefits	Minimal tooth removal Low costs compared to caps and porcelain laminates Easy to repair
Health Fund Codes	599 x 16
Costs	A$5120 ($A320 x 16) About the same costs as five caps

Irregular Gum Line

Treatment Options	Gum Surgery 1. Caps 2. Porcelain Laminates 3. Direct Composite Laminates
Treatment Performed	Gum Surgery Direct Composite Laminates
Benefits	Minimal tooth removal Low costs compared to caps and porcelain laminates Easy to repair
Health Fund Codes	232, 582 x 8
Costs	Gum Surgery, $500 A$2560 (A$320 x 8) About the same as 2 caps

Missing Front Teeth
(Direct Replacement)

Treatment Options	1. Plastic Denture 2. Metal Denture 3. Implant 4. Bridge 5. Direct Resin Bridge 6. Indirect Resin Bridge
Treatment Performed	Direct Resin Bridge
Benefits	Low costs compared to implants and bridges Easy to repair
Health Fund Codes	642 x 4, 597 x 2, 599 x 2
Costs	A$3,000 About the same as one tooth on a bridge

Missing Front Tooth
(Direct Replacement)

Treatment Options	1. Plastic Denture 2. Metal Denture 3. Implant 4. Bridge 5. Direct Resin Bridge
Treatment Performed	Direct Resin Bridge
Benefits	Low costs compared to implants and bridges Easy to repair
Health Fund Codes	642, 597, 538
Costs	A$860 About the same as a metal denture

Missing Front Teeth
(Indirect Replacement)

Treatment Options	1. Plastic Denture 2. Metal Denture 3. Implants 4. Bridge 5. Direct Resin Bridge 5. Indirect Resin Bridge
Treatment Performed	Indirect Resin Bridge
Benefits	Stronger than Direct Resin Bridge Low costs compared to implants and bridges Easy to repair
Health Fund Codes	643 x 4, 599 x 2
Costs	$3,500 About the same as one tooth on a bridge

Stained and Congenitally
Missing Teeth

Treatment Options	1. Caps 2. Porcelain Laminates 3. Direct Composite Laminates
Treatment Performed	Direct Composite Laminates
Benefits	Minimal tooth removal Low costs compared to caps and porcelain laminates Easy to repair
Health Fund Codes	582 x 8
Costs	A$2560 (A$320 x 8) About the same as 2 caps

Stained Fillings

Treatment Performed	Direct Composite Restorations
Health Fund Codes	538 x 4
Costs	A$480 ($120 x 4)

Stained and Pitted Teeth

Treatment Options	1. Caps 2. Porcelain Laminates 3. Direct Composite Laminates
Treatment Performed	Direct Composite Laminates
Benefits	Minimal tooth removal Low costs compared to caps and porcelain laminates Easy to repair
Health Fund Codes	582 x 8
Costs	A$1280 (A$320 x 4) About the same as 1 cap

Tooth Grinder

Treatment Options	1. Caps 2. Porcelain Laminates 3. Direct Composite Laminates and bite opening
Treatment Performed	Direct Composite Laminates and bite opening
Benefits	Minimal tooth removal Low costs compared to caps and porcelain laminates Easy to repair
Health Fund Codes	599 x 16
Costs	A$5120 (A$320 x 16) About the same costs as five caps

Worn Teeth

Treatment Options	1. Caps 2. Porcelain Laminates 3. Direct Composite Laminates and bite opening
Treatment Performed	Direct Composite Laminates and bite opening
Benefits	Minimal tooth removal Low costs compared to caps and porcelain laminates Easy to repair
Health Fund Codes	599 x 16
Costs	A$5120 (A$320 x 16) About the same costs as five caps